The municipality has overall responsibility in the field of social and medico-social action. As such, its mission is to support and assist the most vulnerable on a daily basis in order to combat all forms of exclusion, reduce inequalities and facilitate access to rights.
- What is the municipality’s social action?
His social action It essentially concerns the allocation of aid and relief to the poor and needy through:
- Immediate and timely public assistance: medical, educational, food and basic necessities; legal assistance, assistance with family reunification.
- Sustained public assistance: aid in adapted equipment and devices, socio-economic support.
This is :
- People with physical, mental, visual, speech and hearing disabilities;
- People with multiple disabilities ;
- Minor children born to disabled, indigent or needy parents;
- People who, due to their condition, are unable to participate in productive income-generating efforts;
- People who have become temporarily disabled due to unforeseen circumstances.
- What are the constituent elements of the Dossier?
- An unstamped request on plain paper addressed to the Mayor via the social center or the social action service of the municipality in question;
- Supporting documents for the application, including, where applicable, a medical prescription issued by a sworn doctor, one or more pro forma invoices, a medical certificate, one or more photos, or any other relevant document;
- A photocopy of the national disability card or a medical certificate attesting to the disability and indicating the applicant’s disability rate, for disabled persons;
- A photocopy of the national identity card; a certificate of residence issued by the competent authority attesting that the applicant resides in the municipality of jurisdiction.
- What are the steps involved in processing the application?
- A social inquiry is carried out by a social worker from the social center of the municipality in the jurisdiction;
- Drafting of the investigation report with reasoned opinion and transmission of said report to the competent Mayor;
- Issuance of a certificate of indigence which may entitle the person to aid or assistance;
- Selection of beneficiaries of aid and relief by the Municipal Committee for the allocation of aid and relief;
- Provision of aid and assistance according to their nature.
The process and processing times for applications for aid and relief are detailed in a service note.
- Documents to download
- disability card ;
- The investigation report social ;
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